Building Surveyor

TRI Consulting Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association requires a Building Surveyor for a 6-month contract. The role involves supporting the Assets Leads, managing programmes of work, and conducting building surveys. Candidates should have appropriate qualifications, experience in project management, and a degree in building surveying. The position offers competitive pay rates of £220 pd PAYE or £291 pd Umbrella.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering planned and reactive works.
• Proven ability to manage programmes of work.
• Expertise in conducting building surveys and preparing reports.

Responsibilities

• Support the Assets Leads in delivering planned and reactive works.
• Manage programmes of work to deliver quality service.
• Conduct full building surveys and prepare reports.

Skills

Appropriate surveying qualifications

Understanding of Contract documents

Knowledge of detailed technical reports

Experience in project management

Member of RICS or CIOB

Degree in building surveying

DEA / FRA assessor trained

Education

Degree in building surveying

Job description

Large Housing Association requires a Building Surveyor for a period of 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Support the Assets Leads to deliver all aspects of planned and reactive works to customers in their homes.
• Support the Building Projects team and client in providing professional advice and good understanding of the profile of the range of properties in the area, primarily residential but including some commercial property.
• Manage programmes of work and problem solve to deliver a high-quality service, on time and to agreed budget.
• Conduct full building surveys and prepare reports and recommendations including cost analysis within all aspects of planned and reactive works.
• Oversee responsive repairs works to enable improvements to the planned maintenance programmes.
• Carry out post-inspections to assure completed works were carried out / necessary and have been completed to the required quality standard as specified in the contract.
• Assist with the management of the void process in accordance with the contract/ active asset management strategy and oversee contractor works.
• Investigate service complaints on behalf of clients, outlining recommendations to either resolve or deliver service improvements and ensure that customers are kept informed of actions.
• Assist in assessing work needed for repairs covered by insurance and/or following serious flood, fires or other serious incidents referred to you by the client, including project management of any work required.
• Provide high quality technical surveying assessments and/or advice and/or reports on major repairs / cyclical maintenance works / FRA / EPCs and any other contracted works.
• Conduct Stock Condition Surveys as directed by the Planned Investment/Building Projects team.

Skills and experience / Qualifications

• Appropriate surveying qualifications /relevant experience
• Understanding and experience in using Contract documents such as JCT / NEC.
• Knowledge and ability to write detailed technical reports.
• Experience of project management / programme of works.
• Member of RICS or CIOB
• Degree in building surveying or a similar qualification
• DEA / FRA assessor trained
• £220 pd PAYE or £291 pd Umbrella